'my' declares the variable. it's mostly used with the 'use strict;' at the top of the script.
it saves people loads of time if they are trying to trouble shoot scripts. if you mistype a variable it will be a lot easier to find if you do use the 'use strict;' and my in front of variables.
it's also used for declaring local variables in functions.
hope that helps
Rob Pengelly posted this at 16:40 — 26th January 2001.
Thanks Rob, that example helps a lot. (I can see the box of code....)
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Orpheus posted this at 14:37 — 26th January 2001.
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'my' declares the variable. it's mostly used with the 'use strict;' at the top of the script.
it saves people loads of time if they are trying to trouble shoot scripts. if you mistype a variable it will be a lot easier to find if you do use the 'use strict;' and my in front of variables.
it's also used for declaring local variables in functions.
hope that helps
Rob Pengelly posted this at 16:40 — 26th January 2001.
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Here is a little code snippet to understand it a little more.
my $fn = 'rob';{
my $ln = 'pengelly';
print "$fn $ln"; # output: "rob pengelly"
}
print "\n$fn $ln"; # output: "rob "
As you can see, $ln can only be accessed inside the block, while $fn can be accessed anywhere.
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Mark Hensler posted this at 06:44 — 27th January 2001.
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'use strict'... is this like 'Option Explicit'?
Thanks Rob, that example helps a lot. (I can see the box of code....)
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